Marine Vessels

The vessel is owned and managed by the sanctioned russian shipping company OJSC "Northern shipping company", which is affiliated with the russian ministry of defence, in particular, it provides services under state defence contracts for the transportation of goods in the interests of the russian ministry of defence.
It is one of the largest shipping companies in north-west russia, engaged in shipping worldwide, including along the Northern Sea Route. The company's fleet consists of multipurpose dry bulk carriers that transport all types of cargo, including radioactive and hazardous cargo. It comprises 30 vessels for various purposes: 18 vessels of the transport fleet, 7 of the dredging fleet and 5 of the auxiliary fleet. The company carries out sea liner, tram, multimodal transport, cargo delivery to unequipped shores, towing of various objects, technical management (repair, supply, shipping and warehousing services), provides crew training, corrects nautical charts, and provides mixed (river-sea) navigation vessels with inland waterway charts.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on 27 vessels of the russian Northern shipping company, including the "Mikhail Lomonosov", and the company itself due to their involvement in the military logistics sector of the russian federation, transporting tanks and other military equipment for the russian armed forces.
In October 2022, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Northern Shipping Company JSC.

The vessel is involved in schemes of grain theft from Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories, with its AIS signal deactivated. Specifically, in January 2026, the vessel transported 20,000 tons of wheat from the port of Sevastopol and delivered the grain to the port of Latakia (Syria). The vessel’s AIS was turned off on December 25, 2026, at 05:19 UTC off the coast of Turkey.
The vessel is owned by a sanctioned russian transport company, TK Northern Project LLC, which specialises in sea freight transport via the Northern Sea Route, provides year-round cargo delivery to the ports of the Far North and the Arctic coast, ensures cargo flow to Europe and Asia, and owns an unlimited dry cargo fleet of 7-12,000 dwt. tonnes, transports general, groupage, mixed and non-standard cargo, special machinery, equipment, containerised cargo, and is licensed to transport dangerous goods of all categories.
The company TK Northern Project LLC is involved in transporting weapons for the benefit of the russian federation using its own fleet.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on TK Northern Project LLC over the transportation of weapons to russia by the company's vessels, and on 15 of the company's vessels, including the vessel ІМО 9202053.
On October 19, 2022, Ukraine imposed sanctions on TK Northern Project LLC.

The vessel calls at ports in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and is involved in the export of russian petroleum products from russian Black Sea ports.
In April 2022, as part of the restrictions imposed on Alfa-Bank JSC, russia's largest private financial institution providing financial services to russian defense industry enterprises, the US imposed sanctions on five ships (including IMO 9683740) affiliated with Alfa-Leasing LLC, a subsidiary of Alfa-Bank JSC.
Since 25.11.2022, the vessel has been owned by the russian shipping company Adamant LLC (TIN 3025003601, Astrakhan) and managed by the russian shipping company BM-Flot LLC (rTIN 3000002959, Astrakhan).
Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel calls at ports in the TOT of Ukraine and is involved in the export of russian petroleum products from russian Black Sea ports.
In April 2022, as part of the restrictions imposed on Alfa-Bank JSC, russia's largest private financial institution providing financial services to russian defense industry enterprises, the US imposed sanctions on five ships (including IMO 9784893) affiliated with Alfa-Leasing LLC, a subsidiary of Alfa-Bank JSC.
Since November 24, 2022, the owner and manager of the vessel has been the russian shipping company BM-Flot LLC (TIN 3000002959, Astrakhan).
In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.

It makes calls at the ports of the TOT of Crimea and is involved in the export of russian oil products from ports in the Sea of Azov.
In April 2022, USA imposed sanctions on five vessels, including the tanker "Lady Sevda", affiliated with Alfa-Leasing LLC, a sanctioned subsidiary of Alfa-Bank JSC, as part of the restrictions imposed on Alfa-Bank JSC, the largest private financial institution in russia that provides financial services to the russian military-industrial complex.
Since 25.11.2022, the vessel has been owned and managed by the russian shipping company Region Express Tanker LLC (registration number 9705160842, Moscow).
Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel was used together with the зassenger/Ro-Ro ship ‘Lavrentiy’ (IMO 8647866) at the Kerch ferry crossing, carrying out cargo and passenger transportation, including in the interests of the russian ministry of defence, with regular calls to the port of Kerch (TOT Crimea, Ukraine), violating the state borders of Ukraine. In December 2023, after repairs, the vessel returned to the strategically important Crimea-Caucasus line, which, according to Oboronlogistika LLC, is focused on the delivery of civilian and construction cargo to the TOT of Donbas.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on three vessels, including the "Maria E", affiliated with the russian sanctioned company Oboronlogistika LLC, a russian shipping company operating as part of the military construction complex of the russian ministry of defence. The main tasks of Oboronlogistika LLC are to meet the needs of the russian ministry of defence in the transportation, storage and production of military and special-purpose goods. Oboronlogistika LLC is the sole provider of transport services for the ministry of defence of russia, transporting troops to certain regions of russia and delivering cargo to the temporarily occupied Crimea (Ukraine).

The vessel has called at ports in the occupied territories of Ukraine and has been involved in the transportation of russian petroleum products since the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian oil/petroleum products came into effect.
The tanker was owned by the sanctioned company Covart Energy Limited (Hong Kong). The company sharply increased its share in the trade of russian crude oil after the policy of price-capping was enforced. Since May 2023, vessels chartered by Covart have been frequently calling at russian ports.
The vessel is affiliated with the sanctioned russian company Rowswood Shipping LLC (TIN 6167088540), a shipping company specializing in the logistics of petroleum products with its own fleet. The founder of Roswood Shipping LLC is Yug Energo LLC (TIN 6167088571). The managing company of Rowswood Shipping LLC is the sanctioned russian company NZNP Management JSC (TIN 9725007881), affiliated with NZNP JSC (one of the largest suppliers of petroleum products in southern russia, TOT of Ukraine).
In December 2023, the US imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since September 12, 2025, the UK has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel is involved in the military logistics network of the russian federation in the interests of the ministry of defense of the russian federation on the territory of Syria, in particular, for the movement of fuel and lubricants (aviation fuel) from/to the point of logistical support of the Navy of the Armed Forces of the russian federation at the ports "Tartus" and "Banyas" (Syria) ) and the port "Kavkaz" (russian federation) with the AIS signal turned off.
The involvement of "Yaz", which belongs to the fleet of the russian sanctioned shipping company Transpetrochart LLC, in the supply of aviation fuel for the russian troops in Syria took place after the application of sanctions in September 2016 to JSC "Sovfracht" - one of the largest independent transport and forwarding companies of russia. which acts as a key node in the military transport network of russian cargo vessels that deliver North Korean weapons to military facilities, which are then transported to weapons depots on russia's western border for use in the war against Ukraine.
The vessel has been making calls to the ports of TOT Crimea (Ukraine) since 2017, involved in the transportation of petroleum products from the port of Feodosia (TOT Crimea, Ukraine) to Syria (Tartus port) in February 2024, in December 2023 with AIS turned off.
In September 2019, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel "Yaz".
Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since March 25, 2026, Canada has imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel makes regular calls to and from the ports in the territory temporarily occupied by russia in Crimea (Sevastopol, Kerch). In particular, on 23 January 2024, it entered Sevastopol Bay, and on 21 March 2024, the tanker entered Sevastopol Bay with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) disabled. According to AIS data, the vessel arrived from the russian port of Temryuk.

The vessel has made port calls at ports in the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Crimea, Ukraine, with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) disabled. In particular, on 13 March 2024, it entered Sevastopol Bay with AIS disabled to conceal its entry into the closed port in the TOT of Crimea, Ukraine. To evade sanctions, the vessel’s AIS has remained switched off since 13 October 2023.
In July 2012, the vessel was arrested by Georgia for calling at the russian-occupied port of Sukhumi (Abkhazia).

The vessel has been implicated in the supply of jet fuel and other critical cargo to the Middle East (to the group of russian troops in Syria in the interests of the russian Ministry of Defence), and calls at the ports of the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine, in particular, the port of the TOT of Crimea, Ukraine.
In 2024, three tankers — ІМО 8943260, ІМО 8883252, ІМО 9369617 — were added to the list of vessels used by the russian federation to conduct covert deliveries to Syria in the interests of the russian Ministry of Defence. Throughout 2024, these vessels were repeatedly used by the russian federation to carry out maritime transport from the Black Sea ports of the russian federation to Syria, following the traditional scheme of concealing port calls by switching off their Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders in the Mediterranean Sea, north or south of Cyprus.
Aviation fuel and diesel were shipped to Syria from russian ports (port of Azov), while petrol was supplied from Iran.
These measures were taken by the russian federation following successful 2023 attacks by the Ukrainian Defence Forces on the russian tanker Sig in the Black Sea, which was engaged in transporting aviation fuel to supply the russian military contingent in Syria.

The vessel has been implicated in the supply of jet fuel and other strategic cargoes to the Middle East for the russian armed forces’ contingent in Syria, acting in the interests of the Ministry of Defence of the russian federation (Министерство обороны российской федерации). It has made port calls at terminals in the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine, including the port of Crimea.
In 2024, the tankers Azov (IMO 8943260), Koysug (IMO 8883252), and Nizami Ganjavi (IMO 9369617) were added to the list of vessels used by the russian federation for covert deliveries to Syria in the interests of the Ministry of Defence. Throughout 2024, these vessels were repeatedly deployed for voyages from Black Sea ports of the russian federation to Syria, following the established concealment pattern of disabling Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders in the Mediterranean Sea, either north or south of Cyprus, to obscure port entries and departures in Syria.
Aviation fuel and diesel were shipped from russian ports, including the port of Azov, while petrol was supplied from Iran. These measures were adopted by the russian federation following successful 2023 Ukrainian Defence Forces strikes on the russian tanker Sig in the Black Sea, which had been engaged in transporting jet fuel to Syria for the russian military contingent.